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£250 benefit starts Monday and will be fourth new social security benefit.
A brand new benefit for low income families opens for applications on Monday 29 April.
The £250 Early Learning Payment is for children aged between two to three and a half and can be used for anything from children’s clothes and shoes to toys, books or days out.
This payment is part of the Scottish Government’s new Best Start Grant package. This financial support includes the Pregnancy and Baby Payment, which has been open for applications since December and the Best Start Grant School Age payment which will open in June.
Full details can be found here:
https://news.gov.scot/news/new-best-start-grant-payment-to-open
The following is the link to the Social Security Scotland Web page where applicants can apply online for both Pregnancy and Baby Payment and Early Years Payment
https://www.mygov.scot/best-start-grant/
The final Payment for School Age children is still scheduled to go live on 3/6/19